i'm an East Coaster, this place is phenomenal. gonna move out to Ohio for college, and this place is another one stop shop to be at. cheese curds were off the cook. wings were phenomenal too, I forgot who the server was but he was a very chill dude and very informative about the concerts and stuff that have been played. i'd love to come back asap, it's a really nice place with phenomenal food. read more

Modernized historic building with a large stage for live music/ open mic night- two bars. The largest TV I've ever seen behind the stage. Thecwaitress told us they bring in Nashville muscians;some that are starting out. The food was amazing! Theur menu is small but poserful. They are connected to Pioneer Pizza who makes theur subs and pizzas plus they smoke their meats on site snd had 3 house sauces on the table. I had the smoked wings. Naked but rubbed with a dry seasoning. The wings fell off the bone and were so flavorable! No sauce was needed. But I tried the three table sauces. Hubs had an italian sub. Heand I agreed it was provably the best italian sub we"ve ever had. I ordered the Grainery salad - it was great because I like Blue Cheese ceuymbles and red onion. Both flavors were strong so avoid it you are not a fan. I ordered the large and feel it was the equivilant of a side salad-kinda small. The Grainery attracted groups if friends, families with yound children and couples out fir a dare night. Highly recommend! Our server was great. I try not to ask "what is your favorite menu item"? Instead ask what is poplular. Our server had a real passion for the food, the history of the building and the Plain City community. When our meal was over, she directed us to the complimentary soft service ice cream with toppings. Great way to enjoy a touch of sweet after the savory meal! We will return! read more

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The location and building are both very nice, especially the outdoor patio. The food and service are decent. The music is almost always LOUD, even when it isn't live. If that's up your alley, you will probably enjoy The Grainery. If you're into a quieter atmosphere, this is probably not the spot for you. read more

I did a take out experience tonight for some appetizers. I got the pretzel bites, I was surprised it came with queso? Was hoping for a little better cheese. And I also got 12 really good boneless buffalo wings. They were really big, I'd get those again! Only waited about 15 minutes for pick up. This place was packed too!!! Very busy read more

This is one of my new favorite spots. The venue is clean and fun to visit. They clearly do live event here from time to time with local live music on weekend. They have an outside space which I have not had the opportunity use yet. The food is great! I tried their flat Stromboli pizza and it was outstanding. Will be going for this alone. Our first visit was not quick service but the server admitted his issue and apologized. Second visit was no service issue at all. Will be returning here often. read more

Had high hopes this would be good bbq. It was bland & dry. The coleslaw was too sweet, I couldn't eat it. The service was fine.

Started the day at Yutzys market and found this gem on our back to town. Nice outside patio, the tables by the window are warm when the sun is shining at lunch. Very cozy atmosphere. I would love to come back to watch their live music. Server was kind and knowledgeable. I had the wings and Turkey sandwich. Yummy, and very large portions. Good bang for the buck. Looking forward to going back soon. read more

Great service! Great options for beer. Free ice cream & toppings. Can't say enough good things about this place. read more

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Genuinely we have been waiting for over an hour to get our food... seems like they have too many tables for people compared to the staff in the kitchen. IT IS REALLY GETTING RIDICULOUS. No one is getting their food and they have been here for longer than us. Seems understaffed. read more

This place is a welcomed surprise Nice clean BBQ joint with a nice Beer Selection and LIVE MUSIC !!! That's a big plus We ordered BBQ , loved the smoked wings and the house made Tangy Memphis BBQ sauce Can't wait to stop back They have pizza too Great staff & Service They do get busy Parking on street or in the back read more

The Grainery - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

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Headed there early Saturday night with my some of my family, good looking place inside, appears to be recently renovated. Too cold to use it but a large good looking patio outback. The service started out slow as apparently we had arrived at shift change, lots of servers but no one be came to help us. Finally a server came over and was good for the rest of the night. Wide collection of draft beer as well as custom cocktails. Food is very good. I had the hamburger with brisket chili on top and it was excellent. The rest of the group enjoyed their selections as well. The band was setting up for live music on Saturday night and I hear they have live music on the weekends outside during summer months. Definitely a must stop if you are ever in plain city or northwest corner of Cbus read more

Stopped by to catch some live music and have some dinner. The wife got the loaded baked potato and I got the brisket chilli and some wings. The potato was good, but the brisket chili and wings were cold. It's also a bit of a challenge to hear the server when the band is playing. read more

Located in downtown Plain City the Grainery is a restaurant and bar that we recently discovered while looking for homes in the area. Atmosphere is open, clean and well spaced, not trying to cram a bunch of tables in. Food was excellent, I ordered the Grainery wrap with Mac and cheese. Stuffed with plenty of smoked chicken, M&C was Incredibly smooth and rich. Wife got the grilled club sandwich with wedges, also very good. If you're in the area it's well worth a try! read more

The Grainery - Grainery Wrap and Mac and Cheese - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

My review is for food. Do not go here to eat! Horrible and overpriced! My quesadilla was so small, had barely any cheese and the chicken tasted old. They didn't even butter the outside to fry it, so it was dry and hard as a brick. Never again. It comes with what seem like generic bbq chips that our server said were homemade. If those are homemade...ughh. I would give it 1-2 stars. Service was slow and nothing happened, but they certainly could use training on customer service. If you go, only go for drinks and live music. I would say 4-5 stars for that. Not a food fan. Likely a fun place for drinks and music. read more

The Grainery - Terrible Quesadilla - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

Was there today for pups on the patio! Enjoyed the event so much with my sister! Such a gorgeous venue, clean and new amenities, service was good as well! We got some appetizers and they were great quality meat and could tell the oils they use were fresh. Definitely take the time to stop by read more

First time visiting this place last night and it was great! Stacey was our waitress and she had great suggestions, super friendly and accommodating. It was a Saturday night, there was live music and the place was packed. Even with that many people, service was quick. Food was great, brisket, wings and flat Stromboli! We'll be back! read more

The Grainery is a decent option when you've got a craving for smoked meats. The Plain City Pile Up is a large baked potato with mac n cheese, butter, cheese, sour cream, jalapeños, and meat of your choosing on top, and I usually order the brisket or shredded chicken. The boneless wings are absolutely huge and hit the spot, and the house made buffalo chicken dip with house made chips is my go-to app. The cheese curds are standard, nothing extra special. Last night, I didn't feel like cooking, so I used Grub Hub to deliver my food and it arrived just as I would have expected with plenty left over for lunch. read more

Met a friend for lunch, and ran into another here. This has been several different restaurants, and I've been to previous ones at this location. Currently sidewalk and street construction going on; best to park behind the Lovejoy Plaza mall in the free city lot. Nice atmosphere: open front room (and literally open today, with the nice weather, since they have a big movable front window.) Smaller, darker, quieter room in back where we hung out. Plus "the Silo" upstairs, I assume a party room or overflow seating. Excellent service start to finish. My friend got a hangover burger and liked it. Baby K had a kid's mac plus fries. Liked the mac, wasn't into the fries. I thought they were good- battered and crispy. I had a barbacoa sandwich with baked beans and potato salad. The meat was nicely shredded, flavorful with a bit of heat. Too wet for the bun; I ended up using fork and knife. Baked beans were excellent, with chunks of brisket in them. Potato salad had bacon, ranch, etc., and was also excellent. Best BBQ ever? No, but pretty good, and a really good experience on the whole. A little expensive, felt like, for what you get. But what isn't nowadays? I'll be back. read more

Great little downtown location. We arrived on a Sunday afternoon and it was packed with large groups of sports families. We were seated right away but it took our waiter over 10 minutes to even acknowledge us. We placed our drink order and it was another long wait. Once most of the drinks arrived we ordered food which was a quick turnaround. The waitress never came back to ask how our meal was or if we needed anything else until we were almost done. The food was meh! The meat on the brisket tacos was very mushy and it was the same for the pulled pork sandwich. Would maybe try again if in the area. Hope for better service. read more

Tried The Grainery for the first time with a group of four--and we were pleasantly surprised! I'll admit, I was hesitant after reading some mixed reviews, but we didn't experience any of the issues others mentioned. Our server was great--friendly, quick with our drink orders, kept checking in, and never let our glasses go empty. Always appreciate that kind of attention! We started with the fried pickle chips and the house-made chips with queso--both came out hot and fresh. The pickle breading actually stayed on (a win in my book), and the queso was creamy and flavorful. For mains: -The chicken tenders and potato wedges were crispy, well-seasoned, and cooked just right. -The club sub was packed--tons of turkey and toppings. -Smoked wings were fall-off-the-bone tender with a nice seasoning. -Pork tacos were fully loaded and super flavorful--ingredients were practically spilling out. Everything was hot, portions were generous, and the service was solid the entire time. Definitely glad we gave it a shot--and we'll absolutely be back. read more

Just adding a quick update...they are expanding and it's going to be great!! My only complaint about The Grainery was that the seating always felt cramped and weird. This is going to add so much space!! Forgot the picture but had the chili last night. It's my favorite thing in the menu! The cornbread at this place is outstanding! read more

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Friendly service, fun atmosphere, and good food! The loaded potato was the real deal. Couldn't finish it.

I went there last night. It's in a multi business block near the corner. Only street parking in front if you can find some. There's a parking lot behind it where I'm told is public parking, but signs up that say tow zone. Sat on the front patio which is small, but nice. Greeter was a nice girl who ended up serving me as well. I had no issues with her service. I went there to get food. I ordered smoked chicken wings, mashed potatoes and green beans. The mashed potatoes and green beans have been reheated so much that most of the green beans were hard and not edible and the mashed potatoes had a slight crust on them that I had to break through. For as much as these were reheated, it was surprising that they were still lukewarm. I felt like the smoked wings were just OK and, again, not very hot. I had water to drink and it tasted horrible - like it came from a sewage pipe. When I mentioned this to the server, she said they get complaints about the water all the time. The atmosphere and entertainment that they have here sometimes it's good if you just wanna go there for a drink and socializing. read more

Food very sub par, very small portions with high prices. Had a poor experience one mouth ago, gave it a second chance but food was no better this time. This will be my last time. read more

We had great time celebrating my husbands birthday and my self, our food was delicious, we had fantastic service by waiter Cameron by far the best service we have had there, if u are wanting to have dinner and some music The Grainery is the place to go. If you want superb service ask to sit where Cameron serves, we were there for over 2 hours he was stellar! read more

Great night with fun atmosphere. Tangerine brews were enjoyable. Liked the fried bologna sandwich. Cohort got the ribs( yes they were fall off bone good) Highly recommend the Mac n cheese and brisket beans. Pineapple shot is superb. Atmosphere is lively. read more

The Grainery - Fried bologna sandwich. Rib platter - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

It was good. Very loud. It was a live band that night. But atmosphere and food was good

It took 20 minutes on a lazy Sunday afternoon to get 2 dinner salads. Ordered mine with brisket on it, and when they finally came, the brisket was barely over room temperature. Staff was nice, but definitely not very attentive. read more

The food is beyond disappointing and insulting to the genre of barbecue. Many of the menu items are deep-fried leaving minimal variety, and non deep-fried items lack flavor and seasoning. Sandwiches are effortlessly assembled with a scoop or slab of meat plopped on a bun: no lettuce, tomato or onion. For such low effort food, the prices are unjustified. As for the ambience, it's typical sports bar. The music encourages patrons to leave with deafening hick-pop (county pop). read more

I was encouraged by friends to go to the grainery, but live 20 min away in Dublin, so never really made it a priority. Well my son had a bday party in plain city so my wife and I checked it out. I was blown away by the smoked chicken wings. This seemed like it was competition quality bbq. The baby back ribs were spot on as well. Beyond the amazing food, I really liked the family friendly atmosphere with a live band. I feel compelled to now go back at least once a month because those wings have been haunting me since I left. read more

Went here with the hubby last weekend to grab some food and watch a friend's band play. We arrived around 7pm and could only get a table in front of the stage, so we opted to go inside to eat first. We ordered the pretzel bites and our food. I ordered the three brisket tacos while the hubby had a chicken sandwich with fries. The food was good, however, they were very skimpy on the brisket on the tacos. Now I understand they were the smaller tacos, but there was more pico on it than meat. Anywho. We may try them again. read more

I had a great brisket sandwich called the John Alder about a month ago. Also had the awesome wings. Last night I was served a very dry brisket sandwich. Bbq can be hard to keep moist but the Grainary needs to fiquire this out. The serving size was very small. I'll pay more for additional meat on my sandwich. I would like to see BBQ by the pound as a menu option. read more

Love this place. Would highly recommend. Ordered the barbecue brisket. Wonderful and delicious. Candied Bacon appetizer is the best. Great food. Bands are great. Must come to enjoy food and atmosphere read more

Love this place. Food is always great and have always had great service. Great atmosphere as well. Highly recommend the plain city pile up.

I would say 3 1/2 to 4 stars. Small place but nicely done. Small area up front, inside for live music with a street side patio too. The food: I had a chicken quesadilla that came with sour cream & salsa to dip it in. Honestly, it was just ok. Plain & not too tasty. My fiancé had pulled pork sandwich w/slaw which she said was excellent. Appetizers were good too; fried pickles and soft pretzel bites. Both came with a dip. Prices: Pretty good. Food was reasonably priced as were our beers. Not cheap, but not expensive either. Service: wonderful! Great staff. My final thoughts are that it's a nice place to go to & watch a game or some live music. A little small, but fine. Food is okay, for just something to eat. We might go again sometime. read more

The Grainery - Pulled pork sandwich - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

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The Grainery is such a cute local bar and restaurant that has live music on the weekends. The inside is a little small and choppy, but has a decent amount of seating. Not great for large groups unless you are planning on going to the outdoor patio. They also just made a very nice outdoor patio. Food was amazing. The barbecue wings fell off the bone it was so tender. Service was good, bartender was pretty attentive. read more

The Grainery - BBQ chicken salad and slaw. - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

Located on the main drag of Plain City, The Grainery seems to be the local watering hole for the town. Although they no longer have ribs on the menu, the first time I was here, I had them and they were some good ribs! If they ever come back on the menu--do try--someone in their kitchen knows how BBQ is done! I've also tried the Plain City Pile Up, which is a loaded baked potato with your choice of meat with all the fixins' including their mac & cheese. Sides of cole slaw and cornbread were bomb as was the baked beans which have a good amount of heat on them. They have pub trivia on Wednesdays and live band music on the weekends. If you're outside the 270, this is a great little BBQ joint to stop by when you're northwest of Columbus. My only beef is that the pickles are sweet--the bread & butter kind. read more

The Grainery - Plain City Pile Up - Barbeque Near Me - Plain City, Ohio

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Dinner Saturday night with friends was disappointing. We have eaten there many times before but last Saturday the food was very disappointing. The appetizer was small and had hardly anything on it. My quesadilla was just tasteless, the hamburger was small & my husband's salad was all iceberg & about 3 bites of chicken. The server was great but if we are hungry we won't be going back read more

Came here on a Sunday afternoon for lunch with friends. Service was pretty good (also very friendly) and draft list is fine. However, I was actually somewhat shocked when our food came out. I got the fried chicken club and it was 14.99 with the option to upgrade your side for 2 dollars. Y'all- this sandwich came out with one SMALL chicken tender and a piece of candied bacon on a small bun. I upgraded to fries and the fries were a very small portion as well. The food prices are insane for the amount of food you get. I would come here to have drinks (possibly an appetizer too) and maybe watch a game but I would never order an actual meal here again. Portions and quality do not match the price. read more

So glad that place is making it during the covid crap. This is my hometown and I love seeing new places doing well. The place is big. So nice inside. Luckily plenty of room to spread tables out. We had a party of 10 and they did a great job of accommodating us. The food was great. The service was great. They oops ip splitting the checks but it was a larger party so it was not a big deal. The brisket was great. Love how they butter and toast the buns. The nachos with shredded chicken were great. We had the regular pretzel bites and the new spicy ones. Both were really good. The spicy ones had cheese and jalapeño inside. The Mac n cheese was really good. Has crushes up crackers on top. The side of the day was a ranch bacon potato salad and it was bursting with flavor. The corn bread was really good. The Plain City Pile Up loaded baked potatoe was huge. So good. Had to take most of it to go. My Pink Bonnet Dropped cocktail was delish. They allow you to take cocktails to go as well. That's awesome. We will definitely be back. read more

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